| Fennel is one of the most versatile plants | | | | problems and is used as a drink to bring |
| there is, every bit of the plant can be used | | | | immediate relief. |
| including roots, stalk, leaves and seeds. It | | | | |
| is one of the oldest herbs and spices used | | | | If you are suffering from strep throat or |
| and were introduced by the ancient Greeks. | | | | laryngitis then gargling with fennel can |
| It is grown in several countries and has | | | | help to reduce inflammation and ease the |
| become native in the USA. When used as a | | | | croakiness of your voice. If you suffer from |
| spice in foods it is mild and has a sweet | | | | respiratory problems such as coughs and |
| and aromatic bouquet. | | | | bronchitis then fennel could help to ease |
| | | | your congestion and is a useful remedy for |
| It tastes similar to anise, very much milder | | | | catarrh. |
| and the seeds are long, fishy and curved | | | | |
| with color variation from light green to | | | | The seeds of fennel have been used in the |
| brown. Fennel seeds can either be crushed in | | | | treatment of heartburn, bloated excitation |
| a spice mill or used whole, in the past | | | | and indigestion quite successfully and |
| puritans would chew it during the long temple | | | | currently trials are being undertaken into |
| services they held. | | | | its drift for regenerating the liver. In |
| | | | renaissance Europe it was used to keep hunger |
| Fennel when used as an herb has many culinary | | | | at bay and was thought to be helpful in |
| uses, with the leaves being used as a | | | | curing obesity. |
| favorite in Italian and French cooking with | | | | |
| its prerequisite use in sauce for fish. It | | | | While studies are currently taking hole at |
| is also used throughout the world to flavor | | | | the other end of the scale as fennel is |
| bread, confectionary and cakes and is used in | | | | being tested in trials thanks to a possible |
| several liqueurs. It is also one of the | | | | treatment for the disease anorexia nervosa. |
| constitutive ingredients in Chinese five | | | | |
| spices and is used as flavoring in curries. | | | | Fennel is considered to be a cure for many |
| It is without a doubt one of the most | | | | stomach related problems, particularly |
| versatile plants known to man and along with | | | | effective in reliving gas and cramps. It is |
| its uses in the food industry is also an | | | | also used to relive high fevers and is a |
| ingredient in many over the counter herbal | | | | natural pain reliever, many of the over the |
| remedies. | | | | counter herbal remedies that you buy take in |
| | | | fennel as it is used as a smack agent. |
| If you have problems with sore or tired eyes | | | | |
| then you could try fennel, it has long been | | | | If you suffer from unyielding swellings or |
| used as an eyewash. It is knpwn to help with | | | | gout then fennel seed could be your answer |
| irritations of the skin and to bring | | | | if other more traditional drugs obtain |
| immediate relief from eyestrain. Fennel is | | | | failed, making this one of the most |
| often concerned as a remedy for babies and | | | | versatile and most useful plants around. |
| children, who are suffering from colic | | | | |